Motor
Volkswagen and Ageas team up for new motor proposition
Ageas UK and Volkswagen Financial Services have entered into an agreement that will see customers buying an Audi vehicle receive a new, fully branded motor proposition from the insurer.
Europe: Major Events in the Russian Insurance Market in Q1 2015
Paul Koshik looks back at the first quarter of this year in the Russian insurance market
Further insurer run-off expected in Gibraltar as others plot arrival on The Rock
Several Gibraltar-based firms in danger of entering run-off are under intense regulatory scrutiny, according to market insiders, while the British overseas territory's financial watchdog says it has a number of interested parties on the hook to establish…
Principal's Dublin launch expected to stir up Irish market 'complacency'
Manchester-headquartered Principal Insurance is fully trading in Ireland after completing a pilot phase that has seen the broker offering quotes to Irish bikers for the past few weeks.
Bank of Scotland to offer own-brand car insurance through Junction deal
BGL Group's affinity arm Junction has added two motor insurance propositions to the Lloyds Banking Group insurance offering including a Bank of Scotland-branded motor insurance product.
Indemnity Guarantee Assurance enters administration
PWC has been appointed the administrator to Indemnity Guarantee Assurance which was placed into administration on 23 March after directors deemed it to be insolvent.
Lloyd's supportive of syndicates that expect to turn motor profit
Lloyd’s motor book produced a calendar year combined ratio of 106.4% (2013: 108.6%) in a market described as competitive by Lloyd’s director of finance, John Parry.
Gumtree ghost broker jailed for two years
A car rental firm owner who made £65,000 selling invalid motor insurance was jailed today for two years at the Old Bailey (26 March).
AA posts 1% increase in revenue as it unveils refinancing plan
The AA posted a 1% increase in revenue to £983.5m for the year ended 31 January 2015, preliminary figures published today revealed.
ERS puts 380 staff on notice as it targets 90% COR
Specialist motor insurer ERS today put 380 staff on notice of redundancy ahead of the closure of its Brentwood office.
Closing Gibraltarian underwriter warns of SII pressures
The chairman of Gibraltarian underwriter Service Insurance Company said UK motor market pressures and the looming Solvency II deadline in 2016 led to the firm deciding it was not "economically sensible" to continue operating.
DfT and industry players discuss scope of Vnuk legislation
Industry leaders are working with the Department for Transport to determine if certain vehicle classes should be taken out of European Union legislation that expands the requirement for motor insurance, amid fears of a future claims influx.
AA calls for government to back Ifed expansion amid increased CMC activity
Nearly two thirds of UK motorists have been cold-called by claims management companies in the past year, with 36% contacted more than 10 times, according to research conducted by AA Insurance.
Penny Black's insurance week - 24 March
There was much talk about the imminent arrival of driverless cars at Post's Motor Claims 2015 event, but those dedicated visitors who stayed until the penultimate session of the day - such as Penny, a keen motorist who is often found pootling around town…
Thailand's TQM expects to grow 11% in 2015
Thai motor broker TQM is confident of sustained growth this year despite economic difficulties in the country.
Hong Kong's motor malaise
Nicky Burridge investigates why Hong Kong experienced some poor motor underwriting results in 2014.
Motor underwriting profit improves 153% in Singapore
Underwriting profit in the motor sector climbed to S$149.5m (£73m) in 2014 compared to S$59.1m in 2013.
CMA remedies a ‘mixed bag' for Biba
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority's move to extend the protected no claims bonus remedy deadline while deeming the recommendations in the regulator's private motor investigation final order a …
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Niall Edwards
Niall Edwards is a partner and head of national motor group, Kennedys.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Ronnie Simmons
Ronnie Simmons is head of partnership development (UK) Maiden Insurance Partnerships.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Caroline Coates
Caroline Coates is an executive partner at DWF.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Mike Lowe
Mike Lowe is a senior engineer, International Vehicle Standards.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Jonathan Hewett
Jonathan Hewett is chief marketing officer, Octo Telematics.
Motor Claims 2015 - speaker: Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes is campaign and retail incentives manager, Vauxhall Motors.